Family Solidarity is an

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advocacy group run by lay Catholics. Founded in 1984 by supporters of the campaign that led to the

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, it campaigned against the introduction of

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. Nora Bennis was a member. They condemned the Services outside the State for Termination of Pregnancies 1995 act which allowed the publication of information on abortion available outside Ireland. Sports commentator

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was a patron of the organisation at its founding.Obituary: Michael O'Hehir

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, 26 November 1996, retrieved 23 April 2009 Justin Barrett was also involved. Joe McCarroll was national secretary in 1992 of Family Solidarity, and later chairperson of the

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. In 2005 Family Solidarity members had written to a Dáil committee arguing against legal recognition of same-sex couples.

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Conservatism in Ireland Political advocacy groups in the Republic of Ireland {{Ireland-org-stub

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